Tracing My Path: A Journey From India to Career Ambitions

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On May 27, 1998, I, Mani Kallupurackal was born in Trivandrum, India. I lived in India for around 7 years then moved to Arizona. I stayed there for another six years and finally moved to florida when I was thirteen and eventually ended up in an IB English class, writing this career paper. I feel enjoyment in a lot of things whether it be playing saxophone, doodling, hanging out with my friends, or simply sleeping. Although, I think I like working at my job at Mathnasium the most. I always had fun from the first day I started working from interacting with the students and teaching them math. When I was a kid, I wanted to have multiple skills like being a surgeon, lawyer, architect, and an astronaut all at the same time. However, once I realized the amount of schooling required for each profession, I thought it would be best to only pick one. Since then, I decided I either wanted to be a pediatric/general surgeon or a psychiatrist. As time

I have not decided whether I want to be either a general or pediatric surgeon, but it might change in the future once I experience different fields. One thing I learned was that surgeons have to spend a lot of time before and after the operation. One skill I believe I have that is important for this career is that I am prepared to do everything it takes to help my patient, and I am creative in creating new solutions in doing tasks. I think this career interests me the most is because it is broad and is continuously being evolved into more advanced, deeper areas. The hardest part of this profession is number of years of education needed, and the great amount of hours needed to work. The rewarding aspect is that I am saving lives and doing what I enjoy. Right now, I need to do my best in my undergraduate years to prepare for my medical school. In ten years, I want to have completed medical school and begin my residency at a hospital, and be happy about my